L’édito de juin : piano cocorico

Jonathan Fournel au Concours Reine Élisabeth

Sergueï Redkin au Concours Reine Élisabeth

By Tristan Labouret, 10 June 2021

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“l’élite pianistique fait son chemin en transcendant les frontières”

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Tristan Labouret

Musicologue diplômé du CNSMD de Paris, Tristan Labouret collabore avec de nombreux artistes et institutions musicales (Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier, festivals de musique de chambre de Deauville, Just Classik Festival…), menant des activités de médiation à destination de tous les publics. Ex-altiste toujours passionné par les répertoires chambristes et symphoniques, il occupe depuis 2018 le poste de rédacteur en chef de la partie francophone de Bachtrack.